I was very disturbed to find that a few people were angry at my weight loss.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was shocked at the anger toward me.
A few years ago, I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I'm happy with myself if I'm a little heavier.
My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities.
I was so afraid of upsetting people, and not being liked for saying something that was not to everyone's taste.
We put out press releases to tell people what had happened to me and that I had a large weight gain but a lot of people still didn't know. The ones that didn't know were floored. That was a real humbling experience for me.
There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.
The reason I was angry all the time was that Gloria Steinem and all those people, without reading my work, were saying all these horrible things against me.
I never felt that getting angry would do you any good other than hurt your own digestion, keep you from eating, which I liked to do.
I was going to McDonald's and Taco Bell every day. The kids behind the counter knew me - it wouldn't even faze them. Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad. I got so heavy that people started to not recognize me.
I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.